Two Men Sentenced for Car Attack on NHS Worker During Covid Lockdown

The attackers, who used a car as a weapon and shouted racial slurs, were convicted more than four years after the incident.

Katungua Tjitendero, an NHS worker, was struck by a Honda while walking to a bus stop near Southmead Hospital in Bristol on July 22, 2020.
Phillip Adams and Patrick James were sentenced to a combined total of over 14 years in prison for conspiracy to inflict grievous bodily harm.
Adams fled to Dubai before his trial and was sentenced in absentia to six years in prison, while James received eight years and six months.
James was also convicted for a similar car attack on cyclist Julian Ford in Avonmouth, Bristol, on July 12, 2020.
The attackers used racial slurs and celebrated their actions, leaving Tjitendero with severe injuries that required surgery.